Falling For My Mysterious Saviour

A BIG HAPPY FAMILY

Mariam’s P.O.V.

“This is the head of our family, my grandfather, Mr Devon Davenport. Very strict and cold. He doesn’t stand nonsense and the person of very few words”, I made a note about their grandfather. He was looking very intimidating in the photo that Rehaana was showing me right now on the screen. He was like an old version of Demitry with a cold face. His eyes were also cold in the photo. I felt a chill pass through my spine. How could I survive in front of him? “You have to work hard to convince him that you and Demitry are deeply in love. He has eyes of a hawk and you can understand why I mentioned that bird here”, she spoke again and I pursed my lips into a thin line.

“This is my first uncle, Victor Davenport, 55, single with two sons. His wife, my aunt died due to cancer four years ago. He is trying to get a hold of the family business after my dad passed away three years ago. My grandfather gave the position of CEO to Demitry and since then”, she trailed and I nodded in understanding. I had heard about this kind of drama and rivalry in high society but it actually exists. “His eldest son, Oliver Davenport”, she moved to the next photo of a young man. He had sharp features like Demitry but that smug smile on his lips told me that something was really off with this man. “He is just like his father, Victor Davenport, scheming and always looking for an opportunity to let Demitry down. The rumours are that he is responsible for Demitry’s accident five years ago”, she paused suddenly.

I fiddled with the pen and there was silence in the room. I knew one thing that Demitry didn’t want me to know anything about that accident. I didn’t know why he was so secretive about that accident but it was his story to tell. Rehaana looked so torn up as if she was living that accident once again. “Rehaana”, I called her in a worried tone when she didn’t respond for a while. She moved her head towards me and I could see her eyes were blank. “Rehaana…. That is over. Demitry is with you and you two are safe”, I said in a gentle tone and gave her an assuring look. I took her hand in mine and made small circles behind the back of her hand through my finger.

She came out of her trance after a while. She had tears in her eyes. “It’s okay to cry sometime, Rehaana… but remember one thing. Your brother made out of that accident and now he is powerful enough to keep himself and you safe”, I comforted her as I didn’t want to see that pain on her beautiful face. “I know, Mariam… it’s just”, she lowered her head and I could see the tear at the corner of her eyes. “I don’t know anything about what happened to Demitry but I know one thing, Rehaana”, I said and she looked at me this time with her teary eyes.

“He is a strong man and he loves you a lot. I am not saying to forget what happened back then. No, that will make you weak and vulnerable to them. Keep that incident in your mind and don’t forget what they did to you and to Demitry so that you can show them their exact places”, I don’t know why I said but I felt that I was comforting myself here. Could I forgive Warrick and Valerie for what they did to me? The answer was crystal clear in my mind. No, I couldn’t forgive them. They had to pay for their sins and I would make sure that they would regret their bad deeds for the whole of their lives.

“The same goes with you, right?” she asked me and I smiled. “Yeah.. the same goes with me, and trust me, I am going to make them regret their ill deed”, I said with determination in my voice. I was not the person who held grudges but now I know why people keep grudges. “Okay… let’s resume”, she said and I nodded in agreement. She then moved to the next photo. “This is Oliver’s younger brother, Easton Davenport. Unlike his brother, he didn’t give a s**t about the family business. He has a thing for technology and now running IT technology successfully. Though on the front, he possesses no threat, still you can’t take him easy”, she said and I nodded.

She then showed me all of the other family members. I felt that my head was spinning hard in the end. Each of them had something in their sleeves that could Demitry in one way or another. They were like chameleons who knew when to change their colours. I knew that I shouldn’t compare them with animals because animals are way better than them. An animal adapts a defence mechanism only to defend itself from coming danger. This is important for their adaptation. We can’t say this to humans. Humans are greedy and cunning. It’s their greed that brings deceptions and quarrels. Their greed makes them do things that always harm others.

The whole family was full of cunning foxes and I was not sure that I would survive among them. My life was among the wild life. All I know was about the animals and their world. This was beyond my level. “Are you afraid?” she asked me in a worried tone. I didn’t answer her and took a sip on my coffee. We were presently sitting in the patio having our evening break. I had taken my notes. I remembered their faces but it was really hard to remember their names. “I don’t know, Rehaana… whether I will survive tomorrow or not but I will do my best to convince them that Demitry has me now”, I said but I knew that there was a lack of confidence in my voice right now.

“I can understand your nervousness, Mariam. To be honest, even I am not convinced that we will survive tomorrow or not. But… I only need your favour against one person”, she said in a bitter tone this time that made me raised my brows. “Be sassy in front of Oliver’s fiancée”, she said in a bitter tone and I smirked this time. That woman was nothing but an opportunist and judged the people by their looks. I knew how to put these people on their places. “Don’t worry about her. Only I need to kiss Demitry with all my will and make her realize what she lost”, I winked at her and she almost spat her coffee. I laughed and she coughed hard but laughed with me. “So you are planning to make out with my brother in front of her?” she asked me in an amusing tone and I wiggled my brows and we both laughed again.

“Mariam”, she called me after our laughter died. “Yeah”, I asked her while putting my mug back on the table in front of her. The sun was setting in front of our eyes and this was really a beautiful scene. “I have seen you kissing Demitry. Do you”, she trailed and I lowered my eyes. I knew what she wanted to ask. “To be honest, Rehaana, I want these three years with your brother to be the best time of my life. I don’t know what the future will bring for us and if we are going to separate after three years then I want to have beautiful memories of my time with Demitry”, I answered her honestly.

There was silence in between us again but this was comfortable. We held our gaze for a few good seconds and then we looked towards the horizon again. “Did I have feelings for Demitry? I knew that I had to answer this question in the future again but right now, I didn’t want to know the answer by myself. I was enjoying my time with Demitry and that was enough for me. “Hey”, we both heard Demitry’s voice and looked behind. “Hey, big brother”, Rehaana immediately chirped and greeted him. He came near us with a small smile on his lips. He kissed his forehead and then came near to me. “Hey”, he said in a loving tone. “Hey”, I greeted him back and he pecked my lips into a quick kiss taking me off guard.

I grinned and he patted my cheek. He then took a seat near me and intertwined our fingers. I looked at Rehaana who was now grinning at us. “What?” I asked her in amazement. “I am imaging something in my mind and I am eager to see the reaction of everyone tomorrow”, she beamed while clapping her hands. I laughed at her and shook my head. “I have something for you ladies. Let’s go inside”, he said and we stood up. He didn’t release my hand from his hand and I liked this way to stay with him. “For today’s party, I have ordered some evening gowns for you two. They are in Rehaana’s room. Let’s go there”, he informed me, and that was when I realized that I was actually going to meet his family tomorrow. I took a deep breath and braced myself for tomorrow.

We reached Rehaana's room. In our way, she whispered that she wanted to see the reaction of that b***h seeing me with Demitry and the thing that was strange here was my comfort zone with Demitry. She was right here though. Never in my life, I wished for anyone who could make me feel safe, yet I sleeked that comfort in Demitry's embrace. "O My God", I exclaimed when I saw two racks full of beautiful dresses in different colours.